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  Leading Agile

• Having Your Cake... Some Thoughts Around Scrum Certification

  Mike Cottmeyer

  9 Feb 2010 | 4:24 am

  To some extent, I think that Scrum is going through an identity crisis. Part of what has made Scrum so successful is its simplicity. We've got three roles, three ceremonies, and three artifacts. That's a pretty refreshing idea to those of us that came out of much more heavyweight methodologies. Scrum has a simple elegance that is easy to communicate and easy to sell.The Scrum community is full of some really smart people. If you've been building software for more than 10 minutes or so, you know that Scrum doesn't tell you everything you need to know to be a good software engineer, a good…

• Agilepalooza Atlanta!

  Mike Cottmeyer

  4 Feb 2010 | 9:52 am

  Hey everyone! VersionOne has finally decided to do an Agilepalooza in my hometown... and VersionOne's hometown for that matter... Atlanta, GA. The event is on February 26th and you guys have to come. This will be my third 'palooza and each one has been an excellent, excellent event. These guys bring in great speakers and deliver a lot of information for a really reasonable price, only $69. This is not a marketing event... it's not a sales pitch... it's not a product demo... it's a mini Agile conference right in your own back yard. We'll learn a lot and have a blast doing it, I promise!Right…

• Interesting Post... 1/24/2010 through 1/31/2010

  Mike Cottmeyer

  31 Jan 2010 | 9:34 am

  Pretty light week when it comes to Agile blogging, huh? Have we really said everything there is to say!? Maybe the conversation has moved elsewhere? Anyone know of new bloggers out there that I don't seem to be following? Maybe it is time for Jurgen to post another Top 200 list. Anyway.... if anyone knows where all the good conversation is going on, please clue me in ;-)Here is another installment of Interesting Post... Tackling LEAN change week 1 http://bit.ly/cX8ETRThe Impact Of Social Networking On Project Management http://bit.ly/amG8hUHow Not to Hurry http://bit.ly/9IXVYyDo I Need User…

• Explaining Agile

  Mike Cottmeyer

  30 Jan 2010 | 7:49 am

  Doing what I do for a living, I find myself often trying to explain agile concepts to folks that are relatively new to agile methodologies. Sometimes this comes up when I am teaching a class, doing a conference talk, or breaking down some idea in a blog post. I thought I'd share my approach with you guys, and a little on how I think about this, and see if you guys have anything to add. Agile is a Family of MethodologiesOkay... so you are going to 'adopt agile'. What exactly does that mean? Well... if you are going to change how you are delivering software, it helps to start with an…

• Replacing the Iron Triangle of Project Management?

  Mike Cottmeyer

  28 Jan 2010 | 7:36 am

  Last year sometime, I heard Jim Highsmith do a talk on replacing the traditional project management iron triangle with a new 'agile triangle' that is based not on time, cost, and scope... but instead, based on value, quality, and constraints (time, cost, and scope). This is a concept Jim introduced in the latest release of his book Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products. Something in the idea has been bugging me a little, so when I read Isreal Gat's post this morning, discussing ways to use Jim's agile triangle, it got me thinking. The general idea behind the agile triangle is…

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  Foxnews: Latest Headlines

• Kerrigan Father's Death Ruled a Homicide

  9 Feb 2010 | 12:03 pm

  The death of the father of Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan was ruled a homicide Tuesday when an autopsy showed he died of a heart rhythm problem after a fight with his son in which he suffered a neck injury so severe it damaged his windpipe.

• Conn. Power Plant Worker: Gas Smell Before Explosion

  9 Feb 2010 | 12:01 pm

  A worker who was in a Connecticut power plant when it exploded on Sunday tells The Associated Press there was a smell of natural gas in the plant less than an hour before the blast.

• LIVESHOTS: Tobin on Sex, Palestinians and Videotape

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:55 am

• California Residents Evacuate Mud-Ravaged Homes

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:55 am

• Google Takes on Facebook With 'Buzz'

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:55 am

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  Foxnews: National

• Family Member: Ohio Doctor Admitted to Killing Wife

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:34 am

  A family member who testified earlier that an Ohio doctor denied poisoning his wife now says the defendant admitted to the killing.

• N.Y. Developer Charged With Stealing From Investors

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:33 am

  A real estate developer who once claimed to own $2.7 billion dollars worth of New York skyscrapers has been charged with stealing millions of dollars from investors.

• Fires Strike 2 More Texas Churches

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:06 am

  State and federal law enforcement agencies were vigorously working Tuesday to try to find out who has been setting fire to churches in eastern Texas.

• Minn. Bridge Collapse Widow Adopts Kids From Haiti

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:34 am

  Betsy Sathers wears the glow of a new mother as she perches on the couch in her family room, smiling and chatting with visitors while still managing to keep an eye on the 2-year-old twins burbling and cavorting at her feet.

• Survivors of Deadly Conn. Plant Blast Interviewed

  8 Feb 2010 | 11:34 pm

  Crews were slowly and carefully removing gas cylinders from the site of a deadly explosion at an under-construction power plant, and investigators interviewed survivors to try determine the cause.

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  Foxnews: Politics

• Gibbs Scrawls Grocery List on Hand in Jab at Palin

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:53 am

  White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs took a swipe at Sarah Palin Tuesday, mimicking the former vice presidential candidate's decision to use her hand as a notepad at the National Tea Party Convention last week.

• $85 Billion Senate Jobs Bill to Include $15 Billion in Road Money

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:44 am

  An $85 billion job creation bill that could pass the Senate this week will include tax breaks for small businesses and $15 billion to repair the nation's highways, a Democratic source told Fox News.

• Rep. Dicks Top Contender for Defense Appropriations Seat Held by Murtha

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:43 am

  Monday's death of Rep. John Murtha leaves vacant one of the most coveted and powerful positions in the House of Representatives -- chairman of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee -- a seat that will likely go to Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Wash.

• Obama Pleads for Bipartisanship, Calls for End to 'Grandstanding'

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:42 am

  President Obama says it's time for Democrats and Republicans to work hard because the American people "expect a seriousness of purpose that transcends petty politics." 

• Bloomberg Pulls Recalled Toyotas From New York City Fleet

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:28 am

  New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration pulled all of its 2010 Toyota Prius vehicles from the road ahead of Tuesday's recall from the world's largest automaker. 

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• CNN Student News Transcript: February 9, 2010

  8 Feb 2010 | 6:42 pm

  February 9, 2010

• Ebadi: Iran abusing rights on many fronts

  8 Feb 2010 | 6:35 pm

  Although I have already highlighted the deteriorating human rights situation in Iran on several occasions in writing and in person, I deem it necessary to once again draw the attention of Your Honor and the distinguished members of the UNHRC to the following issues as you prepare to review the Islamic Republic of Iran's human rights record, on February 15, 2010.

• Iran official: Window for nuke deal open

  8 Feb 2010 | 6:34 pm

  Iran's envoy to the International International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said the window for nuclear negotiations is still open -- even as tensions rise over Iran's decision to defy the world on uranium enrichment.

• Man goes undercover to combat child sex slavery

  8 Feb 2010 | 6:33 pm

  Aaron Cohen first met Jonty Thern and her older sister, Channy, in 2005 while singing in a karaoke bar in Battambang, Cambodia. He has come back to see them every year since.

• Toyota recalls may not solve problem, experts say

  8 Feb 2010 | 6:32 pm

  In his hectic, noisy laboratory at the University of Maryland, Michael Pecht is wary when it comes to assessing whether Toyota's suggested repair of sticky gas pedals will have any real impact.

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  CNN: Top Stories

• Source: Murtha's intestines nicked in gallbladder surgery

  8 Feb 2010 | 5:21 pm

  Rep. John Murtha died as a result of recent gallbladder surgery complications that arose from doctors accidentally nicking Murtha's intestines, a source told CNN.

• Experts: Recall may not fix pedal issue

  8 Feb 2010 | 4:43 pm

  In his hectic, noisy laboratory at the University of Maryland, Michael Pecht is wary when it comes to assessing whether Toyota's suggested repair of sticky gas pedals will have any real impact.

• Doctor charged in Jackson's death

  8 Feb 2010 | 4:39 pm

  Dr. Conrad Murray, personal physician to Michael Jackson, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the pop star's death last summer.

• Haitian may have lasted month in rubble

  8 Feb 2010 | 4:19 pm

  A man pulled alive from the rubble of a building in Haiti's capital may have been trapped since the January 12 quake that leveled much of the city, doctors reported Monday.

• Up to 20 more inches of snow for D.C.

  8 Feb 2010 | 3:41 pm

  A second round of snow is heading toward Washington, D.C., and surrounding cities, where residents are still digging out after a record-setting blizzard.

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  Beernews.org

• Bear Republic and Central City Brewing square off over Red Racer

  beersage

  8 Feb 2010 | 5:52 pm

  (Cloverdale, CA) – More trademark battles . . . in this middleweight bout, Bear Republic Brewing takes on Central City Brewing over “Red Racer.” The Boston IP blog posted the details about the Bear Republic lawsuit over the weekend. California-based Bear Republic is suing British Columbia-based Central City over alleged trademark infringement on its “RACER 5 INDIA PALE ALE and BEAR REPUBLIC RICARDO’S RED ROCKET ALE” marks. Bear Republic takes issue with Central City’s Red Racer product line which hit cans and U.S. distribution for the first time last…

• Beer helps your bones says study

  beersage

  8 Feb 2010 | 12:04 pm

  (Davis, CA) – I don’t cover a lot of mainstream stuff, especially beer and health items. Nevertheless, if you take a gander at Google News today, you will find approximately 100 articles in the last 24 hours referencing a new study published in the current issue of Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. The study says that high silicon content in beer is helpful for bone density and it isn’t the first to do so. The Telegraph referenced a study from Spanish researchers in August. Jay Brooks has been a strong proponent of these studies, providing a good summary of the…

• Russian River Brewing statement on Pliny the Younger release

  beersage

  8 Feb 2010 | 9:49 am

  (Santa Rosa, CA) – Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River Brewing published a statement on the brewery’s website regarding the Pliny the Younger release. The beer sold out unexpectedly in less than 10 hours after lasting over a week last year. Russian River Brewing statement on Pliny the Younger release[Disclaimer: Beernews.org is a leader in craft beer news and is the original source of this article. If you would like to check out more, please visit the original site. Thanks!]

• Mikkeller Chipotle Porter, Barrel-Aged Black Holes approved for U.S.

  beersage

  8 Feb 2010 | 9:39 am

  (Copenhagen, DENMARK) – Mikkeller got more label approvals for U.S. distribution recently. One is Chipotle Porter, an ale brewed with Chipotle chili. 7.7% ABV. These will appear in 750 mL bottles only in Texas (or predominantly in Texas). The others are versions of Barrel-Aged Black Hole. Mikkeller is aging Black Hole Imperial Stout in the following barrels: Rum, Islay Scotch Whisky, Bourbon and Red Wine. The beer is made using flaked oats, dark Cassonade (Brazilian brown sugar), honey, coffee and vanilla. Here is an update on soon-to-come Mikkeller brews from last week. Mikkeller…

• Summit India-style Rye, Unchained #3, arrives in early March

  beersage

  8 Feb 2010 | 8:04 am

  (St. Paul, MN) – Summit Brewing is set to release its third beer in the Summit Unchained Series. Summit India-style Rye Ale by Brewer, Mike Lundell, uses at least four varieties of rye and features Summit and Citra hops. Lundell will appear at a number of release parties the first week of March: March 1: Jersey’s in Inver Grove Heights at 8pm March 4: Muddy Pig in St. Paul at 6pm March 5: Tracy’s in Mpls at 7pm March 11: Shamrock’s in St. Paul at 6pm According to the official Summit Brewing website, “The [Unchained Series] is an opportunity for our brewers to…

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  Beer News

• Molson Coors' 4Q Profit Rises on Tax Benefits

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:26 am

  Molson Coors Brewing Co.'S fourth-quarter profit more than doubled because of favorable tax benefits even as it sold fewer beers, the brewer said Tuesday.

• Springfield police follow trail of broken beer bottles, find and arrest drunken driver

  9 Feb 2010 | 5:07 am

  A trail of broken beer bottles led to the arrest of a 26-year-old city man charged by police with drunken driving and crashing into six parked vehicles on Chestnut Street early Monday morning.

• Heineken robot serves you a cold one

  9 Feb 2010 | 12:34 am

  This "Heineken Bota sports Heineken's green colors and was made by the folks at Middlesex University.

• Medical Studies Suggest Beer is Good and Soda is Bad

  8 Feb 2010 | 8:08 pm

  Men, if you threw back a few beers on Super Bowl Sunday well, there's some good news for you: it appears beer could help make your bones stronger.

• Score beer and more at Temecula tavern

  8 Feb 2010 | 3:42 pm

  Barley & Hops Old World Family Tavern is on the south end of Temecula and features Old World European charm.